CHAPTER 1 FISH THAT GO FISHING The anglerfish is a very strange looking sea creature Just look at its huge mouth sharp teeth and round blobby body It even has a weird spine shaped like a fishing rod sticking out of its head No wonder this fish lurks in the lonely dark depths of the sea If you looked like this wouldn't you Anglerfish is actually a term that describes a group of more than 300 species of fish Scientists call this group the Lophiiformes Different species in this group 21ST CENTURY SKILLS LIBRARY
also go by common names such as goosefish monkfish sea devil sea toad coffinfish frogmouth frogfish and batfish 29 This monkfish has a bumpy body that helps it blend in with its surroundings EXPLORING OUR OCEANS